Giovanni Boccaccio
Author
Pub. Date
1949
Physical Desc
xxviii, 562 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Written in the middle of the 14th century as the Bubonic Plague decimated the population of Europe, "The Decameron" is a satirical and allegorical collection of stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. Constructed as a series of "frame stories," or stories within a story, the narrative follows seven young women and three young men who take refuge in a secluded villa outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death. During ten evenings of their...
3) Famous women
Author
Series
I Tatti Renaissance library volume 1
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
xxiii, 282 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Series
Very Christmas volume 3
Publisher
New Vessel Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
133 pages ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The third in the very popular Very Christmas series, this volume brings together the best Italian Christmas stories of all time in an elegant and vibrant collection featuring classic tales and contemporary works. With writing that dates from the Renaissance to the present day, from Boccaccio to Pirandello, as well as Anna Maria Ortese, Natalia Ginzburg and Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda, this choice selection delights and intrigues. These literary...